Comments on: Books I’ve Worked On Recently – Part Three http://blog.tonyj.net/2009/11/books-ive-worked-on-recently-part-three/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-ive-worked-on-recently-part-three Now THIS Is Some Theoblogy Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:47:46 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Daniel Mann http://blog.tonyj.net/2009/11/books-ive-worked-on-recently-part-three/comment-page-1/#comment-5058 Daniel Mann Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:57:23 +0000 http://blog.tonyj.net/?p=682#comment-5058 Tony, Thanks for providing the link to John Franke’s new book. However, the first chapter, dealing with the plurality found in the Christian world, failed to offer enough clarity regarding his position. He writes: “The diversity of the Christian faith is not…a problem that needs to be overcome. Instead, this diversity is part of the divine design…What I am suggesting is not that anything goes but rather that Christian witness that is pleasing to the Lord will be characterized by irreducible plurality (‘the plurality of truth’).” Here’s my problem: While Franke is clear that there are certain things that Emergent Village will not accept – racism, discrimination – there are other things about which we should be pluralistic – something that all churches would agree with (Romans 14:1-5 for example). However, he gave the reader no idea regarding what to be pluralistic about and what to not tolerate and why. Tony,

Thanks for providing the link to John Franke’s new book. However, the first chapter, dealing with the plurality found in the Christian world, failed to offer enough clarity regarding his position. He writes:

“The diversity of the Christian faith is not…a problem that needs to be overcome. Instead, this diversity is part of the divine design…What I am suggesting is not that anything goes but rather that Christian witness that is pleasing to the Lord will be characterized by irreducible plurality (‘the plurality of truth’).”

Here’s my problem: While Franke is clear that there are certain things that Emergent Village will not accept – racism, discrimination – there are other things about which we should be pluralistic – something that all churches would agree with (Romans 14:1-5 for example). However, he gave the reader no idea regarding what to be pluralistic about and what to not tolerate and why.

]]> By: Larry http://blog.tonyj.net/2009/11/books-ive-worked-on-recently-part-three/comment-page-1/#comment-5057 Larry Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:42 +0000 http://blog.tonyj.net/?p=682#comment-5057 <i>Manifold Witness</i> was a very good book. His argument was quite convincing, but he seems to place the boundaries of plurality at the borders of the church, and I don't really see how you can keep from extending his argument to cover other religions and world-views. Could it be that even atheists have something to show us about God? Manifold Witness was a very good book. His argument was quite convincing, but he seems to place the boundaries of plurality at the borders of the church, and I don’t really see how you can keep from extending his argument to cover other religions and world-views. Could it be that even atheists have something to show us about God?

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